> On Jul 3, 2018, at 23:27, Drew Adams wrote: > >> I've noticed usage of "the cursor" and "point" throughout manuals and >> doc-strings. In what context is one preferred over the other? > > Point is the buffer position of the cursor (aka text cursor). From the Introduction to Emacs Lisp: "In Emacs, the current position of the cursor is called point. The expression (point) returns a number that tells you where the cursor is located as a count of the number of characters from the beginning of the buffer up to point." Jean-Christophe Helary ----------------------------------------------- http://mac4translators.blogspot.com @brandelune